Of course, Sergey Darkin is ambiguous andcontroversial figure on the political Olympus of our country. And the matter is not even that this person was perceived by a part of society as a “criminal” governor. For many, a mystery remains another fact: how could Sergey Darkin hold such responsible posts in the public service for such a long time? He can rightly be considered the leader of the guard. However, he did not come to politics immediately, at first he built himself a brilliant career in business. So, what is known about the former head of the Primorsky region? Consider this question in more detail.
Facts from biography
Сергей Дарькин, биография которого, бесспорно, deserves special attention, is a native of the village of Bolshoy Kamen (Primorye). He was born on December 9, 1963 in the family of a military builder. After receiving the certificate of maturity, the future governor entered the Far Eastern Higher Marine Engineering School. Admiral Nevelskogo.
Studying at the university, he decided to combine with practice,getting a job docker. As a result, he received a red diploma. Graduate Sergey Darkin did not want to leave the home walls of the school, enrolling in graduate school, and later headed one of the scientific laboratories. Of course, in the years of perestroika, the wages of research workers left much to be desired, and the young man had to work as a loader. This state of affairs did not quite like Darkin, and the lack of money more and more often pushed him to the idea that he needed to start doing business.
The first steps in business
Successful marriage to the daughter of one of the majorParty officials of Primorye helped Sergei Mikhailovich get a job in a solid company "Dallizing". In the late 80s he already held a high position in this structure - assistant director.
Sergey Darkin begins to bear the thought oforganization of their own business. Soon he establishes the company "Roliz", which specializes in fishing and the production of vessels. Naturally, a novice entrepreneur alone could not develop an enterprise, and he asked for help from the well-known authority “in criminal circles” authority Sergei Baulo, who agreed for “a certain reward” to protect the business of Darkin.
After some time, things are onSergey Mikhailovich’s entrepreneurial career went uphill: not only fishing and building ships, but also real estate transactions, leasing operations, timber export, etc., began to bring huge profits. All these areas brought huge profits, primarily because the fixed assets of enterprises were bought for almost nothing. Darkin Sergey Mikhailovich - the owner of the securities of many reputable companies engaged in business, including: Russian Leasing Society, Sea Wolf, Consultant, a financial advisory company, Elena broker. In addition, the oligarch is one of the founders of the large enterprise Japan Vostok. But that's not all.
Darkin Sergey Mikhailovich, in addition to fishing, seriously became interested in banking, becoming at the helm of the well-known credit organization Primorye.
First steps in politics
Business success inspired the owner of the leasingROLIZ, and he tries his hand at politics. However, experts note that Darkin sat in the governor's chair due to the confluence of certain circumstances and accidents. Although one should not downplay the role of his influential patrons, without whom he would not have won the election for the head of Primorye with a considerable margin.
In April 2001, Darkin submits documents toregional election commission, which includes it in the list of candidates for the position of the head of the region. At the end of May of the same year, he took the first place in the first round, having secured 24% of the votes. However, soon the first assistant to the plenipotentiary plenipotentiary in the Far Eastern Federal District Genady Apanasenko will appeal the decision of the electoral commission, which appoints the second round of voting. And here the businessman is lucky - 40% of the population of the region votes for him, and he finally becomes the winner.
Now Darkin is the governor of Primorsky Krai.Subsequently, he became the coordinator of a working group whose goal is to draw up a plan for reforming the energy sector of the Far East. The crown of the political career of Darkin is the post of deputy head of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, which he received in 2012. It should be noted that during the years of his rule in Primorye he managed to implement several important target programs for the region. In particular, new roads, sewage treatment plants were built, construction of a federal university was completed on Russky Island.
Links to crime
Of course, when it became known that the newthe governor of Primorsky Krai is a businessman Darkin, then rumors spread that people with a criminal past helped him to take the high post. Local sharks of the pen wrote in their articles that in the gangster circles Sergey Mikhailovich is better known under the nickname Darich.
On the involvement of the new head of Primorye to“Mafia” structures also paid attention to federal TV channels. In particular, the famous journalist Andrei Karaulov in his program showed how Darkin spends his leisure time with representatives of the criminal world. However, Sergei Mikhailovich immediately accused Karaulov of defamation and even won a lawsuit against him for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation.
Resignation
Anyway, but sensations and scandals, in the centerwhich turned out to be a person of the seaside governor, appeared at regular intervals, which, of course, significantly reduced his confidence rating on the part of the head of state. Finally, he fell after an “uncomfortable question” was asked by Putin during a direct teleconference with the Russians. After that, everyone expected that Darkin would be removed from his high post in disgrace. But they did not forcibly do this, and soon Sergei Mikhailovich wrote a statement of his own accord.
That's how Governor Darkin ended his career in politics.
A family
The former head of Primorye andpersonal life. Sergei Mikhailovich married twice. His first wife, Irina Golovizina, was the daughter of a party functionary who served as the first secretary of the regional committee of the CPSU. In this union, the businessman had a daughter, Anna.
The second wife of Darkin, the famous actress Larisa Belobrova, presented the entrepreneur with a daughter, Yaroslav, and a few days later he registered as a candidate for governor.
What are you doing now?
Currently Sergei Mikhailovich emphasizesmaximum attention to business, and he does not intend to return to big politics. The entrepreneur prefers to spend his leisure time with his wife and children.
